R2: R & B MATE

PAYA
Xavier School, San Juan City
R2 Bd 2 Midget Division
W: ANDAMAN, Collegio de San Agustin
B: Rhal SOL CRUZ, JR., LSGH

1 e3 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6
CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "Bring out N's before bringing out B's."

3 d4 exd4
MY SYSTEM, "A center pawn should always be taken if this can be done without too great danger."

4 exd4 d5
THE IDEAS BEHIND THE CHESS OPENINGS, "Always try to maintain at least one pawn in the center."

5 Bg5 Be7
LOGICAL CHESS, "Black develops the B where it is best placed for defense - close to home."6 Nf3 Bg4
THE GAME OF CHESS, "The ideal to be aimed at is attack with development or defense with development."

7 BxN












7 ... BxN?
RYBKA rates this move as favorable for W, with a +1.38 value. It recommends 7 ... BxB for equality.
8 g2xB? BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, "The more pawn islands there are, the weaker the pawn structure."
8 ... BxB 9 Qe2+ Qe7 10 QxQ+ BxQ
TURNING ADVANTAGE INTO VICTORY, "A Q trade not only ends the prospect of middle game shocks, such as enemy counter-attacks, it considerably increases the ways of converting an edge in the end game."
11 O-O-O Nc6? 12 Nxd5 O-O-O
TEACH YOURSELF BETTER CHESS, "When you castle, you do not only get your King away from the wide open spaces of the board; you also put your rook in touch with those same wide open space."
13 Re1?? RxN
THE 10 MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Skill, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy's mistake."
14 Bg2? Rxd4 BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, "Place your R's where they will be most active."


15 f4 Bh4 16 Bxc6 bxc6 17 Re2 Rxf4 18 Rf1 Bg5 19 Kb1 Rd8 20 b3 Bf6
CHESS FUNDAMENTALS, "Placed on the long diagonal, the bishop is posted for its maximum potential control of the central squares as well as eyeing the opposite wing of the enemy's camp."
21 a4 c5 22 a5 Bc3 23 a6 Rd6













24 Re3 Bd4 25 Rd3 Rxa6! 26 Re1?? Ra1#
This was Rhal's FIRST OFFICIAL WIN for LA SALLE. And what a win it was; a R & B mate on the 26th move!